Featured in How low can they go? – 07-2018

The signs were there

China’s recent solar notice resulted in considerable consequences for the world’s largest solar PV market. While the news seemed sudden, the signs were there although no one paid them enough attention. On the back of the changes, AECEA not only lowered its annual demand forecasts, but also those for the remaining years of the 13th Five-Year-Plan period.

Just over a month ago, on June 1st NDRC, MOF and NEA jointly released its official “2018 Solar PV Power Generation Notice”. The notice addresses multiple issues, with considerable consequences for both utility-scale and distributed generated (DG) solar PV demand in 2018, and beyond.For instance, it indicates a shift of financial responsibility from the central …

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